my skincare routine...

If you are similar to me the one thing that really gets on my nerves is finding the perfect make up and skin care. As of this year I have put in a bit more effort into finding the ideal beauty regime that works best for my skin, so in this blog post I want to share with you some of the success and failures I've had trying to find the best products and trust me! I wasted so much money and time going with what adverts tell me instead of listening to the real advice from reviews and opinions online!

So firstly, my skincare routine. A lady I have once blogged about before called Cassandra Banks on youtube is such an inspirational women, her youtube videos showing how girls with acne can get through any obstacle relating to their skin are amazing. So for my daily skin care routine I have to give a little bit of credit to her. Granted nowadays we sometimes feel the need to pay more so that we get more out of a product but here is where I can prove you wrong. My whole skin care routine comes to a total of just under £20. And its amazing, today I'll talk to you about my face wash...

On a morning I use Garnier Pure Active Deep Clean Cream
Wash, this comes in at around £3.80 from Superdrug. This face wash has so many advantages to it, for one it doesn't leave your skin red raw after you use it! Which if your like me and already have red cheeks you do not want this enhancing when you wash your face! It doesn't smell funny, I recently tried the Neutrogena Pink Grapefruit Face Wash and let me tell you now if you do not like fragranced products on your face DON'T go for this! I used it once and it went straight in the bin, so the Garnier face wash is great for not having an overpowering fruity smell. And finally it works with your skin to fight spots, although I use other medically prescribed products to treat my acne I feel this face wash is ideal for working harmoniously with my other products as it fights oily skin and the over production of oil during the day which leads to angry spots! Oh and let me just point out the price again, its £3.80 which is so cheaaaaap! It lasts me about three months and for this price I will continue to buy it until they stop making it!
(http://www.superdrug.com/garnier-pure-cream-wash-150ml/invt/88358&bklist=)

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prim and proper!

This outfit for the week includes my favourite summertime trouser, the cigarette pants! I absolutely adore this style of trouser I already have three different p
airs, however this pair is my favourite and considering it only cost me £7.99 from H&M makes them even more lovable! (No, i'm not lying!) For this outfit I've teamed them with a plain white shirt (H&M) buttoned up to the top, with a chunky necklace (Warehouse) and my staple sandals! (Missguided). Enjoy the bank holiday weather, I'm hoping its here to stay!

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first year of my fashion degree, done!

The stress of deadlines, presentations and hand in's means only one thing for a uni student. Its the end of my first year of uni! Proud I've made it through as doing a practical fashion degree including making two dresses, a shirt, many sketchbook projects, branding and promotion projects, its truly exhausting! Not going to lie, never experienced the levels of stress I have done this year, doing your degree isn't for the faint hearted especially on the week of final hand in's!

outfit for the week...

love being able to wear my summery dresses from last year, I may be wishful thinking for this weekend! but it has forecast 19 degrees that's our summer! #britishweather

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yellow cut out dress - river island, white flower wedges - h&m, watch - dkny, necklace - warehouse

real techniques brush

I may have mentioned before I'm not the best at make up! So I take all advice and tips whenever I read them or someone suggests them to me. So this is just one tried and tested tip I had to share with you,  my fellow bloggers. Now normally I used to put my make up on with just a standard make up brush but someone mentioned to me to start using a stipple brush as It gives a more even finish to your foundation, granted it did! I bought a cheap one off eBay for like £2.95! Bargain... But I taught myself a little lesson here it lasted me a few months then the bristles started to fall out.. It was clearly malting haha! So I gave a desperate plea on twitter to find a new stipple brush, not wanting to spend over the odds but the design of the brush is so good I needed one that would last. Anyway several off my friends suggested the real techniques brush, I bought it off amazon for £10.99 and I tell you now, best £10.99 I ever spent! It's great! A really good make up brush, it does all the things a stipple brush should do but it's a tad smaller so it gets in the little nooks and crannies between your eyes and nose! It has a flat bit at the bottom so you can stand it up right and it's super soft! So to conclude! My journey continues to find the best make up, and this make up brush is a must buy! 

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Outfit for the week!

Topshop dress, new look wedged sandals, statement necklace warehouse

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